Introduction to SELinux in Red Hat Linux

Welcome to Day 17 of the 30 Days of Linux Challenge! Today’s topic focuses on SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) — a powerful, but often misunderstood, security system built into Red Hat-based distributions. If you’ve ever seen services randomly "fail" even when file permissions look correct... chances are SELinux was doing its job!

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Introduction to SELinux in Red Hat Linux

Welcome to Day 17 of the 30 Days of Linux Challenge!

Today’s topic focuses on SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) — a powerful, but often misunderstood, security system built into Red Hat-based distributions.

If you’ve ever seen services randomly "fail" even when file permissions look correct... chances are SELinux was doing its job!